Truckload carrier Prime Inc. concluded its 15-year legal battle with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by agreeing to pay more than $3.11 million in compensatory damages and back pay in a civil case concerning driver training and allegations of sexual harassment.
June 6, 2016Fleets
Business, Government, Safety 
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Prime Agrees to Pay $3.11 Million to Settle EEOC Case
John Sommers II for Transport Topics Business 
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Prime Agrees to Pay $3.11 Million to Settle EEOC Case
John Sommers II for Transport TopicsTruckload carrier Prime Inc. concluded its 15-year legal battle with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by agreeing to pay more than $3.11 million in compensatory damages and back pay in a civil case concerning driver training and allegations of sexual harassment.
June 3, 2016 Perspective, Business
Opinion: FSMA Regulations to Drive Change
The Food and Drug Administration’s new rules on sanitary transportation of human and animal food products have many third-party logistics providers concerned about liability. With the rules defining brokers as shippers, many 3PLs may soon become responsible for requirements tied to equipment, training and record keeping — all things they haven’t been accountable for in the past.
May 30, 2016 Editorial, Business
Editorial: Memorial Day 2016
Ours is a loud and angry society today. Look no further than the current presidential campaign, a spirit-killing fiasco and an advertisement for autocracy, if it’s decorous. Going back at least to Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, Americans have argued, but we also developed interests and ideals to bring us together.
May 30, 2016 Business, Fuel
Diesel Average Rises 6¢ to $2.357
As crude oil prices continued to advance, the U.S. retail average price of diesel and gasoline rose with it, both jumping about 6 cents per gallon.
May 30, 2016 Business, Government, Safety 
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Commenters Slam Safety Fitness Proposal
Commercial Vehicle Safety AllianceComments filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on its proposed safety fitness scores were mostly negative.
May 30, 2016 Business 
Great Dane via YouTube
April Trailer Orders Decrease; Factory Backlogs Still Strong
Great Dane via YouTubeU.S. trailer orders slipped in April from a year earlier as purchasers turned a bit more cautious, while manufacturers continued to work off their backlogs, analysts said.
May 30, 2016 Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous
New Overtime Threshold Could Disrupt Payrolls, Revamp Job Classifications, Trucking Execs Warn
Across the trucking industry, companies should be prepared for some type of financial disruption due to the new Department of Labor rule on overtime pay, a senior official with American Truck Dealers told Transport Topics.
May 30, 2016 Business 
B Christopher/Alamy
Congress Moves on HOS
B Christopher/Alamy The U.S. House and Senate last week advanced separate transportation bills that would make changes to the hours-of-service restart rule for truckers that many across the industry have opposed.
May 23, 2016 Perspective, Business
Opinion: How to Improve Dedicated Fleet Management
While it is true that even the best dedicated-carrier fleets have been late at one time or another, most quality fleets deliver high-quality performance over time. The quality of the service is generally not the key reason that severs ties between buyers and sellers. For this text, we’ll just focus on three drivers for change.
May 23, 2016